Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham. Adapted from Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the film follows lawyer Atticus Finch in Depression-era Alabama educating his children against prejudice while defending a black man who is falsely charged with the rape of a white woman.



One of my favorite movies, and book. Watching it, no matter how often, never fails to bring tears to my eyes at the scenes of the Black community rising as Atticus leaves the courtroom and when Scout meets Boo Radley after he saved Jem.

Instant classic!

[Belle]

"To Kill a Mockingbird":  surely one of the greatest films of all time in the English language.  A great book, of course (which I taught in high-school), but these don't always transpose well into cinema.  Robert Mulligan and Horton Foote did a miraculous job, as did Peck and, of course, Elmer Bernstein with his opening theme.  The children were outstanding too.  Black and white cinematography of Russell Harlan captured that 'tired old town' effectively.

Just thinking about this film lifts the tone of my day!!

[Karl Henning]

"To Kill a Mockingbird":  surely one of the greatest films of all time in the English language.  A great book, of course (which I taught in high-school), but these don't always transpose well into cinema.  Robert Mulligan and Horton Foote did a miraculous job, as did Peck and, of course, Elmer Bernstein with his opening theme.  The children were outstanding too.  Black and white cinematography of Russell Harlan captured that 'tired old town' effectively.

Just thinking about this film lifts the tone of my day!!

Bernstein's score is thoroughly superb!
TD: Frankenstein (1931)

[Philo]

Dunkrik, some of the best sound design I've ever heard:



I didn't think I'd enjoy the film as much as I did - the sound really does a lot of that legwork.

[Karl Henning]

Dunkrik, some of the best sound design I've ever heard:



I didn't think I'd enjoy the film as much as I did - the sound really does a lot of that legwork.

Love it!

[Cato]

Going through our movie library alphabetically: starting with the Letter C after Bullitt...

Casablanca

Nobody needs me to recommend this movie! 

Tangential comments:

Casablanca is evidence why it is no wonder so many movie stars died early of lung cancer (e.g. Humphrey Bogart and Gary Cooper in their 50's).


And...Bugs Bunny comments on the famous song...go to 2:09

[VonStupp]

Matilda
Mara Wilson
Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris

We have a set of Roald Dahl books in our house and both of my daughters have read his Matilda. Haven't seen this Danny DeVito directed flick, I don't think.

Matilda doesn't rank with DeVito's other director-chair favorites, such as Throw Momma from the Train or War of the Roses, but this one is rather different I think, aimed at a younger crowd.
VS

[Karl Henning]

TD: Frankenstein (1931)

Just the second time I've watched this. Watched it first on Tubi a couple of Hallowe'ens back. I didn't appreciate before how visually creative this is, esp. for its era.

[Karl Henning]

Godzilla Minus One: Behind the Scenes.

[Belle]

Please, what does TD mean?

[Cato]

Matilda

Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson has written that she was lucky that no abuse occurred to her on set, yet not lucky that the idiots in the general public would not let her alone.

See her essay here:

https://www.ideastream.org/2016-09-11/where-am-i-now-mara-wilson-explains-what-happened-when-matilda-grew-up

[Cato]

Please, what does TD mean?

Thread Duty

i.e. You might be making an off-topic, tangential comment, but then get back on topic, and do your "Thread Duty" by (here) telling us about a movie!

[Belle]

"Odd Man Out", 1947, Carol Reed.  An OUTSTANDING film shot by Reed favourite Robert Krasker.  Strictly not 'film noir' (that title is bandied about too much), its about the 'troubles' of Northern Ireland and absolutely compelling.  Do yourselves a favour and watch this stunning film!!  Black and white is the only film stock to use in such circumstances (and many others too!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV3wKLglW7E

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Godzilla Minus One: Behind the Scenes.

I haven't seen Behind the Scenes. Do you like it? Plus, did you like the movie? I thought it was vg.

[Karl Henning]

I haven't seen Behind the Scenes. Do you like it? Plus, did you like the movie? I thought it was vg.

Aye, the blu-ray was a recent impulse purchase. I remembered enjoying it so well, checking it out from the Library. There's a second disc with bonus materials. 

[Madiel]

Castle in the Sky (Laputa)



Not the first Miyazaki film, but the first Studio Ghibli film. Much more of an action-adventure story than the others I've revisited recently (shades of Raiders of the Lost Ark). It starts off with a young girl being pursued by multiple groups, only she doesn't quite know why. It might have something to do with that rather pretty necklace she has...

Pretty entertaining. Possibly more explosion than I'd normally like in a film, but hey, they were all animated ones.

[Kalevala]

Lean was able to use three phenomenal screenwriters for his films "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Bridge on the River Kwai":  Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman.  The writing for "Lawrence" was often poetic;  certainly deeply moving.
I regard Robert Bolt as the greatest screenwriter of the post 'golden era' of cinema in the US and UK.

@Cato (and others here):

Great movie!  A classic and for a good reason!

K

[Belle]

@Cato (and others here):

Great movie!  A classic and for a good reason!

K

For me there are 3 things which make a film 'great':  Screenwriting, Acting and Cinematography.  "Lawrence of Arabia" filled that bill and more (direction)!!  I love LISTENING to the words:  "I think you're one of those desert-loving English"!! 

[Kalevala]

For me there are 3 things which make a film 'great':  Screenwriting, Acting and Cinematography.  "Lawrence of Arabia" filled that bill and more (direction)!!  I love LISTENING to the words:  "I think you're one of those desert-loving English"!! 

My goof!  I was just referring to "The Bridge...".   

I have caught parts of LOA, but haven't watched it from beginning to end.  Will have to see whether or not I can get it through my library.

And yes, I think that those are probably the most important, but other factors also weigh in for me like soundtrack.

K

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Aye, the blu-ray was a recent impulse purchase. I remembered enjoying it so well, checking it out from the Library. There's a second disc with bonus materials.

When you have a chance, please check out Rental Family.